Users Manual Part 2

IBA | 13-2 | Clinical User’s Guide
Volume 1 - Treatment Session
|Part II - Using Treatment Room Equipment Attaching/Removing a Patient Support Device to/from the PPS |
Figure 13-1. Tool ID system for couch identification
The Docking Principle
Prior to treatment, the patient is placed on a docking device (also called patient
support device) such as a bed that is capable of being attached (also called docked)
to the PPS.
Pogo pin
To o l I D f ra m e
Thumbwheel
(decade)
Thumbwheel
(unit)
CAUTION Using the long couch extension with the Patient Positioning System
(PPS) for vertex fields in a Gantry Treatment Room (GTR) is not possible
because of a mechanical interference between the couch and the
nozzle.
In order to avoid the risk of collisions, a short table-top must be used.